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Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)

Lot 7
20.10.2022 13:00UTC +00:00
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ID 832067
Lot 7 | Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
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Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)

Mappa

signé, inscrit et daté 'alighiero e boetti - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN NEL 79 anno dell'invasione russa' (sur l'extrémité d'un bord; partiellement indistinct)

broderie sur toile

130 x 230 cm.

Exécuté en 1979-1980



signed, inscribed and dated 'alighiero e boetti - KABUL - AFGHANISTAN NEL 79 anno dell'invasione russa' (on a turnover edge; partially unreadable)

embroidery on canvas

51 1/8 x 90 1/2 in.

Executed in 1979-1980





Provenance

Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste par la mère du propriétaire actuel en 1981-1982, puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.



Literature

Auteur collectif, catalogue d'exposition, Un collezionista d'avanguardia per una collezione d'avanguardia, Civica Galleria à Portofino, Portofino, 1983, p. 29.

F. Gualdoni, catalogue d'exposition, On Language and Ecstasy, A Generation in Italian Art, Alvar Aalto-Museo à Jyväskylä, Florence, 1985 (illustré, p. 36; avec la date eronnée).

D. Paparoni, Il fallimento dell'accademia, in "Tema Celeste", Syracuse, avril-juin 1989, (illustré, p. 23; avec la date eronnée).

M. De Luca, Alighiero e Boetti, Ravenne 1990, p. 98, no. 50 (illustré, p. 59; avec la date eronnée).

R. Crone, Alighiero e Boetti, The Difference Between Invention and Exploration or from Geography to Experience with Two Maps, in "Parkett", Zürich, juin 1990, p. 56 (illustré, pp. 54-55; avec la date eronnée).

F. Gennari, L'arte dei mondi, in "Il Manifesto", Rome, 11 février 1995 (illustré, p. 29; avec la date eronnée).

L. Cerizza, Alighiero e Boetti, Mappa, Londres, 2008 (illustré, pp. 44-45; avec la date eronnée).

A. Bonito Oliva, catalogue d'exposition, Alighiero and Boetti, Mettere all'arte il mondo, 1993-1962, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina à Naples, Milan, 2009 (illustré, p. 190; avec la date eronnée).

J.-C. Ammann, Alighiero Boetti, Catalogo generale, vol. II, Milan, 2012, p. 427, no. 1221 (illustré, p. 394).



Exhibited

Ravenne, Loggetta Lombardesca, Alighiero & Boetti, décembre 1984-février 1985, no. 8 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition, pp. 33, 46-47; avec la date eronnée).

New York, P.S.1, The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, The Knot, Arte Povera at P.S.1, octobre-décembre 1985.

Venise, Pavillon de Venise, La Biennale de Venise, XLIX, Exposition Internationale d'Art, Alighiero Boetti, Niente da vedere niente da nascondere, juin-novembre 2001 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition, p. 13; avec la date eronnée).

Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (octobre-février); Londres, Tate Modern (février-mai); New York, MoMA (juillet-octobre), Alighiero Boetti, Game Plan, 2011-2012 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition, pp. 219, 267; avec la date eronnée).



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Artist:Alighiero Boetti (1940 - 1994)
Art style:Post War Art
Place of origin:Italy, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings
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